Hank45
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Is a safe idea to reline a shot out 30/06 Springfield with a 30/06 liner? Thanks for your answer Hank45
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NO. You need to replace the barrel.
Liners are used with low pressure rounds like .22 LR, .25-20, .38-40 and the like, and the liner has to be thick enough to contain the pressure by itself.
The liner is inserted into the reamed out barrel and held by either epoxy or soft solder. But the support is never perfect, which means there are areas of the liner unsupported by the original barrel or supported only by the glue or solder. If the pressure is high, the liner is forced into those pockets and the bore diameter will be different from one spot to another.
In some cases, like old large caliber musket barrels, the barrel can be reamed to a hollow shell and a thick liner inserted for a smaller caliber, but there would not be enough thickness in a Springfield barrel to allow a liner strong enough to support .30-'06 to be inserted.
So the answer is no for that kind of situation.
Jim
Liners are used with low pressure rounds like .22 LR, .25-20, .38-40 and the like, and the liner has to be thick enough to contain the pressure by itself.
The liner is inserted into the reamed out barrel and held by either epoxy or soft solder. But the support is never perfect, which means there are areas of the liner unsupported by the original barrel or supported only by the glue or solder. If the pressure is high, the liner is forced into those pockets and the bore diameter will be different from one spot to another.
In some cases, like old large caliber musket barrels, the barrel can be reamed to a hollow shell and a thick liner inserted for a smaller caliber, but there would not be enough thickness in a Springfield barrel to allow a liner strong enough to support .30-'06 to be inserted.
So the answer is no for that kind of situation.
Jim
dirtyjim
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the finns did it with a few mosins but you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would take on the job.
i would suggest having it rebored to 338-06 or 35 whelen if you wanted to keep the military barrel.
another option would be to line it for a 22 hornet, i've seen that conversion a few times.
ther best bet would be to buy another military or a sporter barrel & rebarrel it.
i would suggest having it rebored to 338-06 or 35 whelen if you wanted to keep the military barrel.
another option would be to line it for a 22 hornet, i've seen that conversion a few times.
ther best bet would be to buy another military or a sporter barrel & rebarrel it.
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